On this (already out-of-date!) episode of the Hockey Graphs podcast, Rhys and Garret have a look at Vancouver locking up some of their defensive prospects, break down how an Eddie Lack trade could benefit Vancouver, and talk about a Jets prospect playing in the QMJHL finals.

As the 2015 NHL Entry Draft quickly approaches us, we look more into draft theory and discuss processes that allow one to maximize their success.

Most draft services open to the public will discuss two factors in a prospect: risk and reward.

The higher a player's ceiling, the more potential reward a prospect has. While sometimes this varies, for the most part public third party scouting services agree on upside with each other, the numbers, and how players historically turn out.

There does seem to be an inefficiency though, and that is in determining risk. The more one immerses themselves in draft analytics the more one discovers that their is a flaw in risk assessment.

Here are two players familiar to Winnipeg Jets fans to represent this difference.